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Seated Calf Raises Plates vs. Machine

yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2004/05/11, 11:02 PM A few months ago I was doing seated calf raises with a barbell... right around 135 lbs... then I went into a gym and was lucky to get 60 lbs... now I'm doing them at home just placing the plates on my knees and doing around 120 lbs or so... Is there an advantage to the machine over the weights? Any idea why the weight was more or less cut in half? t -------------- Tim "I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self." Aristotle TimDay@freetrainers.com
howdiekat Posts: 1,345 Joined: 2003/05/22	2004/05/11, 11:10 PM ah! sounds like a physics problem. time for this kat to run in the opposite direction... which seated calf raise machine are you using? is it the one where your legs are extended and you're pressing with your toes or the one where you put your knees under the pad and lift your heels? it might have something to do with the weight being directly on top of your legs or not. i don't really know i'm shooting in the dark here. i used to draw pictures of hippos and cows in my physics class... -------------- success comes before work only in the dictionary. that's right.
	2004/05/11, 11:14 PM lol at kat. You funny. Sorry Tim, I looked up my teachers skirt in physics. -------------- Foolish consistancies are the hobgoblins of small minds. Charlie
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2004/05/11, 11:51 PM I slept in Physics.... haha... it was the one where you put your knees under the pad... I prefer the plates anyway... t -------------- Tim "I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self." Aristotle TimDay@freetrainers.com
dahayz Posts: 794 Joined: 2002/05/08	2004/05/12, 07:21 AM Also realize that standing and seated calf raises stress different parts of your calves. Standing calf raises call into play the gastrocnemius (larger more visible calf muscle) which attachs above the knee=more power. Seated calf raises place more stress on the soleus(smaller, less visible calf muscle under the gastrocs) which attachs below the knee=less power. SO, if you are only doing seated raises at home, I would highly recommend also doing standing raises. Much more effective for calf strength and size. OK, class dismissed:)
dahayz Posts: 794 Joined: 2002/05/08	2004/05/12, 07:38 AM LOL, attachs = attaches.
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2004/05/12, 08:54 AM ahahah... I do both... lately it's been the seated, whatever my FT plan calls for... t -------------- Tim "I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self." Aristotle TimDay@freetrainers.com
	2004/05/12, 10:31 AM Tim , for what its worth I have a seated calf machine. on the days I use it I also do single leg calf raises. I rotate which one I do first. The SLCR always trashes me faster than the machine. I don't think the weight quantity is important. It's the quality of da burn , baby.:dumbbell::cool::dumbbell: -------------- Foolish consistancies are the hobgoblins of small minds. Charlie
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2004/05/12, 11:05 AM Oh ya.... haha.... t ============ Quoting from charlie826: I don't think the weight quantity is important. It's the quality of da burn , baby.:dumbbell::cool::dumbbell: ============= -------------- Tim "I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self." Aristotle TimDay@freetrainers.com